Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Edinboro, PA

Discover affordable housing in Edinboro where there are 4+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Edinboro Family Homes

Scots Glen Dr, Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412

Edinlake

100 Walker Dr, Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412

Chestnut Knoll

129 Chestnut St, Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Buckeye Apartments 12 - 22

216 Water St, Edinboro, Pennsylvania 16412

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The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Edinboro, Pennsylvania
$18.62/hour
$11.37 (+157%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $11.37 (+157%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Edinboro, Pennsylvania?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Edinboro, Pennsylvania.

Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Edinboro.

How many renters live in Edinboro, Pennsylvania?

The City of Edinboro has 4,958 people living in 1,767 households.

There are 1,995 renters living in 990 renter households in this City. Renters make up 40.24 percent of the population living in Edinboro.

What is the rental market like in Edinboro, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 2,390 housing units in the Edinboro area. Of these, 1,369 units are rental homes, making up 57 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Edinboro?

The rental vacancy rate in Edinboro is 24 percent. This is a higher than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are high it means that there are a lot of available units and rents tend to be lower.

How many rental units are in Edinboro for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Edinboro
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
44 244 419 249 34
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Edinboro

A large number of apartments in Edinboro have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Edinboro are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 61 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 40 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Edinboro

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $726 to $1,345. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $726
One BR $757
Two BR $983
Three BR $1,227
Four BR $1,345
2024 Fair Market Rents in Edinboro, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Edinboro?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Studio 40 91 percent
One BR 35 14 percent
Two BR 291 69 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Edinboro, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Edinboro?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Edinboro, Pennsylvania including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Low Income Housing Tax Credit 12
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 32
USDA Section 515 Rural Rental Housing 30
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Edinboro, Pennsylvania

Edinboro features 66 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Edinboro, Pennsylvania

There are 34 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Edinboro.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Edinboro, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Edinboro landlords $400 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $300 towards rent in Edinboro.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Edinboro, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $885 and $1,081.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.